The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-07-23

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Vincent 81 the cha.r.i
Fra ierea The following fenert,
ia gsaa @nd &aeFted
chail1lsa and AIeasbcrs Of ~ Pcliea Jury:
onllaman Ihe uasieraigaad hegs leave 70
s3linft tile 0seA document relating ~ tue
isa 81 hayen Serpent, fyhlcf Your Honor
1Aie body provided, It s previous meeting, -
lllVa 1uilf via flan Of bridge to be nuilfI
FEiafHeatioas eoritFGet and report o. q com
ultiee sppointsq by me 70 eNaiusne anu ~
p9r ID ne. whether the bridge came mp TO
SPECIFICATIONS OF not Bly, reasons for refer
ring this matter 10 "a salts-cofrnlttee WAS sim
piF biils. Having been advised hg Ale eor
tractor that TIE bridge WIS laishHd. and re
pfis5esi 7ndsto como and examine or inspect Il
10 cetils 81 Paid for The same, / pro
ceedad ql iiie 8lIi dag ct May, as iaf s7s tlle
rttidegrG III Pant iieheFf q distance Of some
iles from tbeneW bridge 20 be inspected
hg iae. az witch place ! wss informed that
could not reach Tie Bridge without winning
ilil Bayou Araafa Or heading ", which eS
tended some distance, heading "a s marshy
country. Considering this matter l decided
return anil rely On a subcommittee report
ana 5ouf Honorable Body for endcreemept
's'.@s ". BRYAN.
Tho following report was read and adopt-
ia
MI us President and Members IF tho Police Juryi
llentlemei-4Ve, the undersigned commit
lee beg lsage to report that we believe Il
Mil be to the interest Of the property owners
am8 the patAsh ii yOnr honorable body VIII
designate the following rs n public t0Na
Beginning at the southwest corner Of Sec
Is I'd 10 south, III 2 aegt, and running east
along the township line between Ip. 10 and
II SOUTH to the southeast corner Of saec. -,
Up. 70 south, z. west. and east side Of Sec
~ Ip. 10 south, r. 0 west, the road to have
d wiiith of two rods, or a3 feet on each side
OF the 4iHe herein designateds the parish
however is NOT required to work but l6 q feet
on each side OF the line above described.
=. +. WASEY,
3. "A. ENkPP,
T.. 2. MALWIGK,
A. j. RURIsBSOR,
j. ". EDUH0E.
On Hiotioal 81 d WI Bryan the communion
tion of a. o. Lyons, Inspector Of Weights
and Measures asking for an appropriation OF
two hundred aud eleven dollars Rnd Fifty
cents 10 bny the necessary test scales, weights
and measures necessary torhis uGe as inspac
tor WAS referred to Committee Of the Whole.
ca melton the petition Of citizens Of tht
First Ward asking 10 diYlde Ward ] and ere
ale an additional police jury ward, was laid
over for further consideration.
President j ". Bryan IN the ehsir.l
On motion Sarah Smith was placed on Thu
pauper lst h accordance with petition from
citizens Of Sixth Ward, aud Mr., Isaac Nichols
be declared her agent TO disbunae the funa6
On motion Theegene C0rnier was placed
on The pauper list.
The above motions were unanimously sd
opted
sfr Hampton In the chair
on motion the President was authorized I,
draw Tor The amount appropriated for Blael
Bayou bridge III Ward 81 when said bridge
completed aud received BY the Inspector
Unanimously adopted.
MI Vincent moved to adopt the following
resolution;
Whereas, Under Sec 1Isof Act No. s., ap
proved Aprl II, 1877. Of the General Assem-
bly, Of the Slate Of Louisiana, relative 4
changing q voting precincts therefore pc !
32asolged That an ordinance, adopted Apr
10, 1887 dividing Precinct No, 2 In Ward ], b.
taken 10 and ad0pted.
The yeas and nays being called for the fol
lowing vote was takepy viz;
Yeas Andrus, Bryan, Vincent, Hampton
Nichols, LES, Hewitt, Coles
This being the second vote taken on this
ordnance II was unanimously adopted.
Atr. Andrus moved DO have the following
resolutions adopted
Whereas, Under Sec. IL OF Act No. S. ap
proved Apdl1l, 1877, OF the General Assem-
bly, 0f The State Of Louisiana, relative 4
changing OF voting precincts therefore be 4
tesalp@l That the resolution adopted NOV
18Th, 1886. relative 70 changing Polling Pre-
clhets Roll j, In Ward 4, from y, X Moss
store 10 Nathaniel Nineent's store. Also Pol
Ward 2, from Lehmanls store TO DerOuen
Andrns' st0rc5 al Jennings.
The geas and nays being called for, the FOL
l0wing vote Was taken viz; Yeas: Cole, Ar
aTus, BRYAN, Vincent Hampton, Nichols, ne
This being the second vote taken on Ga
resolution ~ was unanimously adopted,
President 81 the chair.
Leave OF Hb6ence was granted Mr.. Cole "a
The balance Of the session.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned mt
todpnirnW morning at s O'clock.
Approved J.W BRYAN, President.